[{"data":1,"prerenderedAt":-1},["ShallowReactive",2],{"origin-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday":3,"chapter-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-434":6},{"origin":4,"title":5},"chinese","The Imperial Hound on an Eight-Hour Shift",{"chapter":7,"nextChapterSlug":19,"prevChapterSlug":20,"totalChapters":21,"novelImage":22},{"id":8,"novel_id":9,"title":10,"slug":11,"index":12,"content":13,"wordcount":14,"created_at":15,"updated_at":15,"volume":16,"translator":17,"content_hash":18},2225492,4113,"Chapter 434: Zhao Ying","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-434",434,"\u003Cp>These women sat in a circle around Li Miao; although it looked chaotic, there was actually an order to it.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Those who could hold on until now under the methods of Huangfu Hui and the Japanese were undoubtedly women of resilient character. However, the psychological pressure of waiting for the next round of torture in that pitch-black stone room was clearly not something one could endure alone.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Therefore, during the brief moments when they were not being watched, these women had established connections with one another. It was precisely this faint connection that helped them endure the repeated tortures.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman closest to Li Miao was the one who had established this connection, and the only one who had been abducted when the Huang Manor was first established and had survived until now.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She respectfully accepted the item Li Miao handed over, but without a hint of attachment, she passed it to the woman beside her, then suddenly threw herself onto the ground, slamming her forehead down hard.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao’s pupils constricted, and he moved to stop her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman wasn't trying to kowtow; she was trying to commit suicide!\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Yet she had shown no warning signs, and her movements were extremely swift. It was too late for Wu Mingxiao to intervene, and he could only watch as she slammed her head into the ground.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>*Puff.*\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The collision between her forehead and the floor produced a soft, muffled sound.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>A layer of protective Qi had extended to the floor just in time, cushioning her head.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao tapped her with his finger.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"What’s going on? You’ve managed to hold on until now, and now that you’re rescued, you want to die?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman did not look up.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>She merely squeezed a sentence out from her throat.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"An old acquaintance is present; I am ashamed to continue living.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Hm?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao raised an eyebrow and turned to look at Wu Mingxiao.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Wu Mingxiao hurriedly waved his hands and shook his head. The military camp was so devoid of women that even the mosquitoes were male; where would a greenhorn from Qilu like him find an acquaintance who was a girl from Jiangxi?\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>So Li Miao turned back and asked suspiciously.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Are you talking about me?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Unexpectedly, the woman actually responded.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This made Li Miao even more puzzled. He raised a hand, lifting the woman's face from a distance to examine it closely.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>This woman had been imprisoned in the Huang Manor for a year; her face was covered in scars, and there wasn't a scrap of flesh on her entire body. The skin on her face was stretched tight over her cheekbones and coated in a layer of filth; even her own mother might not have recognized her.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But Li Miao never judged people by their skin, but by their bone structure. After examining her carefully for a long while, he truly managed to discern some clues.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Escort?\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The woman replied calmly.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"Yes, long time no see.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao tilted his head back, let out a long breath, and then laughed.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"It really has been a long time.\"\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>He finally remembered the woman's name.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The survivor of the first vendetta Li Miao encountered when he first entered the *Paojianghu*; the daughter of the target of Mei Qinghe’s revenge; the Young Escort Leader of the Tiger Might Escort Agency, Zhao Ying.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>To be honest, if she hadn't been among the first group of *Paojianghu* people he met when he first started traveling, and if she weren't linked to Mei Qinghe, he might not have remembered her at all.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>But now that he remembered, Li Miao understood why Zhao Ying wanted to commit suicide.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>It was nothing more than the entanglement and torment of gratitude and vengeance.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Finding it hard to face herself, she would rather die.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Li Miao twisted his fingers and said nothing.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Beside him, Wu Mingxiao’s gaze darted left and right, his eyeballs rolling around; there was no telling what kind of story he was concocting in his mind.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>Zhao Ying also kept her head bowed in silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>The courtyard fell silent.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>After a long while, Li Miao finally broke the silence.\u003C\u002Fp>\n\u003Cp>\"After that day, did you not go to investigate your father's affairs?\"\u003C\u002Fp>",707,"2026-06-17T21:41:17.211Z",1,"Gemini 3.1 Flash Lite","0e05cb841f6d570aff4b92ddb4e13fc731543e80b97777bf3c4823a4f7d7a748","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-435","the-imperial-enforcer-with-an-eight-hour-workday-chapter-433",647,"https:\u002F\u002Fnovelzhen.com\u002Fimages\u002Fcovers\u002Fthe-imperial-hound-on-an-eight-hour-shift-cover.jpg"]